Universal Horror
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Universal Horror: history of the early horror films made by Universal Studios such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong, The Mummy and many more. Directed by Kevin Brownlow. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh. 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: 4 :: 5 :: 6 :: 7
Lon Chaney as the Hunchback
Bela Lugosi as Dracula
Boris Karloff in the Mummy
posted by puny human at 10:24 AM on May 16, 2011
Bela Lugosi as Dracula
Boris Karloff in the Mummy
posted by puny human at 10:24 AM on May 16, 2011
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You're what's wrong with America, puny human.
posted by Trochanter at 10:30 AM on May 16, 2011
You're what's wrong with America, puny human.
posted by Trochanter at 10:30 AM on May 16, 2011
Huh, they hotlink for me. Must be some sort of curse.
posted by puny human at 10:36 AM on May 16, 2011
posted by puny human at 10:36 AM on May 16, 2011
You didn't go into the tomb, did you? Never go into the tomb. Stay outside with the hot chick in jodhpurs.
Anyway thanks for the documentary. As a kid who grew up poring over "Famous Monsters of Filmland," this is right up my street.
posted by Trochanter at 10:44 AM on May 16, 2011
Anyway thanks for the documentary. As a kid who grew up poring over "Famous Monsters of Filmland," this is right up my street.
posted by Trochanter at 10:44 AM on May 16, 2011
website for images (scroll down and click)
Hunchback
Dracula
The Mummy
posted by puny human at 11:05 AM on May 16, 2011
Hunchback
Dracula
The Mummy
posted by puny human at 11:05 AM on May 16, 2011
If you're into this kind of stuff, or if you're not, then I also recommend Mark Gatiss's A History of Horror, which in 3 parts covers Universal, Hammer and 60s/70s American 'screamers'.
posted by Harry at 11:12 AM on May 16, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Harry at 11:12 AM on May 16, 2011 [1 favorite]
Oh, and Boris Karloff as the Monster.. in color!
posted by Harry at 11:16 AM on May 16, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Harry at 11:16 AM on May 16, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'm spamming now. A tantalizingly short clip from a rather wonderful interview with Vincent Price and Peter Cushing, from that Mark Gatiss series.
posted by Harry at 11:21 AM on May 16, 2011
posted by Harry at 11:21 AM on May 16, 2011
What's there to say. This is all great.
posted by marxchivist at 1:29 PM on May 16, 2011
posted by marxchivist at 1:29 PM on May 16, 2011
Thank you for posting this. Wonderful stuff.
Probably my oldest memory as far as having an intense aesthetic response to something was seeing a picture of Karloff in 'Frankenstein' when I was four or five. This scene here still amazes me. Karloff's eyes and the complexity he is able to convey in just a look along with the stunning makeup is what makes this still resonate for me 80 years later. That's what was so smart about Pierce's craft in 'Frankenstein', he left room for the actor underneath to do his work and Karloff really was a great actor. Just beautiful this is.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 2:20 PM on May 16, 2011
Probably my oldest memory as far as having an intense aesthetic response to something was seeing a picture of Karloff in 'Frankenstein' when I was four or five. This scene here still amazes me. Karloff's eyes and the complexity he is able to convey in just a look along with the stunning makeup is what makes this still resonate for me 80 years later. That's what was so smart about Pierce's craft in 'Frankenstein', he left room for the actor underneath to do his work and Karloff really was a great actor. Just beautiful this is.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 2:20 PM on May 16, 2011
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I grew-up watching the Univeral Monsters every Friday night on a local tv-station's horror movie show (shout out to Sammy Terry!) They never showed Dracula, though. I'm guessing because it's a terribly calm and deliberately-paced movie. No music, either. I love the atmosphere of that movie for exactly those reasons.
posted by Thorzdad at 10:23 AM on May 16, 2011